Biting the Bullet

I have become obsessed with the new fad of bullet journaling. Bullet Journaling was created by someone named Ryder Carroll and is an analog-based system of life organization, journaling, list-keeping, calendar management, what-have-you. There's a whole website about it that I haven't even looked at (bulletjournal.com). I saw the term used and started Googling it and got to all the cool Pinterest boards with TONS of cute, creative and impossibly clever bullet journals. I'm already an inveterate list-maker and calendar-keeper, and I've tried journaling at various times over the years without much success (as with blogging, I'm all gung-ho at first and then peter-off over time.) This looked like an interesting way to organize my life. And it would require that I purchase items from Office Depot like a new notebook and cool pens and stuff. And...well...to say I like office supplies is like saying someone likes heroin. I'm hooked on the junk and only multi-colored post-its will satisfy the cravings.

I decided to start Day 1 today, as it was August 1st and Monday and what better day to start something like this?  I think I will blog about this experience as I go along, so I can look back and bask in the satisfaction of a job well done. Here we go!

DAY 1: Supplies and Setting up My Bullet Journal:

Look, you guys --- new supplies!! Swoon!! Lookit my new notebook...and pens, brand new multi-colored pens...and stencils! Did you see the stencils? And Washi Tape! Um, so I'm not really sure what the Washi Tape is for, but its adorable so...I'm all set!

Time to set up my Index and Symbol Key:

Nice, right? Not too fancy, but a little creative. Still not sure where the Washi Tape goes...

Dammit! My cool pens leak through...GRRRRR!! Okay, no problem. I'm Zen. I'll just skip pages, no worries! Next I'll set up my Year-at-a-Glance page. It's great because I can just start with August 2016 and end up with August 2017 or later!

DAMMIT!! Can someone in the class tell me what Kelly did wrong?? BLERG!!! And the bleed-through is KILLING my OCD side! GRRRRRRR!! Okay...this project that was supposed to be a centering exercise to get me to a state or organizational bliss has made me a little...tense. I think I'll put it aside for a bit - at least until I get a new notebook with thicker pages, or pens that don't bleed.



Oh, But I did figure out a use for the Washi Tape...